Lutwyche, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Lutwyche
City:Brisbane
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4219°N 153.0336°W
Pop:4610
Postcode:4030
Area:0.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.8
Dir1:N
Location1:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Brisbane
(Marchant Ward)[1]
Stategov:Clayfield
Stategov2:Stafford
Fedgov:Brisbane
Near-Nw:Gordon Park
Near-N:Kedron
Near-Ne:Wooloowin
Near-W:Grange
Near-E:Wooloowin
Near-Sw:Windsor
Near-S:Windsor
Near-Se:Albion

Lutwyche is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the, Lutwyche had a population of 4,610 people.

Lutwyche is 5.8km (03.6miles) north of the city's central business district.

Geography

Lutwyche Road, a busy thoroughfare that is part of Metroad 3 is the main road through the suburb. Lutwyche Road is lined with many small shops and restaurants in addition to the Centro Lutwyche shopping centre. Kedron Brook, a creek lined with parklands and a bikeway, forms the north-western boundary of Lutwyche.

History

The suburb is named after Alfred Lutwyche, a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales who was appointed as Supreme Court judge at Moreton Bay on 21 February 1859,[3] shortly before Queensland was granted self-government.[4]

On 12 January 1864, Lutwyche purchased the site for what was to become St. Andrew's Church of England (1866) on Lutwyche Road, donating the land to the Church in 1865, and was actively involved in the construction of the church. On his death on 12 June 1880, he was buried on the southern side of the Church[5] where his grave remains a prominent feature of the churchyard dominated by a granite Celtic cross that was erected as the headstone by his widow Mary Ann. A portrait of Alfred Lutwyche can be found in the Supreme Court building in Brisbane.

In February 1886, of land was reserved for a School of Arts.[6]

A Cross of Sacrifice commemorating those who served in World War I and World War II was erected at Lutwyche Cemetery in 1950.[7]

Prior to December 1968, the suburb was served by frequent tram services which converged along Lutwyche Road, from Chermside, Kalinga (until 1962) and Stafford, with the Stafford line branching off at Bradshaw Street, Lutwyche. Further south Grange trams branched off Lutwyche Road at Maygar Street, on the border of Lutwyche and Windsor. These services combined to provide an off-peak service of a tram every 2½ minutes along Lutwyche Road in the late 1950s.

Demographics

In the, the population of Lutwyche was 2,801, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. The median age of the Lutwyche population was 33 years of age, 4 years below the Australian median. 63.8% of people living in Lutwyche were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.2%, India 3.3%, England 3.1%, Italy 2.2%, China 1.4%. 74.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.4% Italian, 1.5% Mandarin, 0.9% Spanish, 0.8% Hindi, 0.8% Arabic.

In the, Lutwyche had a population of 3,454 people.

In the, Lutwyche had a population of 4,610 people.

Heritage listings

Lutwyche has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Transport

Lutwyche is well served by frequent express (333) and all-stops Transport for Brisbane buses which run along Lutwyche Road to the city.

After the completion of the Brisbane Airport Link and Northern Busway, the Windsor Lutwyche precinct is served by the Lutwyche busway station, which provides an entrance to the Northern Busway tunnel at Truro Street and consists of an open-air entrance plaza and new bus stops at Truro Street (southbound), and outside Windsor State School (northbound). The Lutwyche busway station was completed in June 2012.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marchant Ward. Brisbane City Council. 12 March 2017. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312052244/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/marchant-ward. live.
  2. 18 July 2021.
  3. Book: Lutwyche, Alfred James Peter (1810–1880). Lutwyche, Alfred James (1810–1880) . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lutwyche-alfred-james-peter-4048. 23 July 2011. 29 November 2012. https://archive.today/20121129200330/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lutwyche-alfred-james-peter-4048. live.
  4. 28 January 2014.
  5. Web site: History of St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110215214146/http://www.standrewslutwyche.org.au/html/history.html. 15 February 2011. dead.
  6. News: 20 February 1886 . OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS . XLI . 3 . . 8,768 . Queensland, Australia . 21 August 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Lutwyche War Cemetery. Monument Australia. 6 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407125915/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/99545-lutwyche-war-cemetery. live.
  8. 6 July 2013.
  9. 6 July 2013.
  10. 6 July 2013.
  11. 6 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Brisbane Airport Link and Northern Busway – Windsor Lutwyche precinct. 23 July 2011. 11 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711082540/http://www.brisconnections.com.au/windsor-lutwyche-precinct. live.